Hala Al-Tuwaijri, council secretary-general, said that the forum will discuss the importance of maintaining and nurturing family cohesion to help prepare future generations capable of advancing their societies in the face of rapid social and economic changes. Its opening coincides with Gulf Family Day, which was proposed by the Kingdom during the seventh meeting of the GCC Committee of Ministers of Social Development in September last year. The forum is being held under the patronage of Ahmed bin Sulaiman Al-Rajhi, council chairman, and Saudi minister of human resources and social development. The Family Affairs Council represents Saudi women, children and the elderly in international organizations, proposes awareness programs, and follows up on recommendations and agreements ratified by the Kingdom. Virtual reality and augmented reality technologies’ effects on family cohesion in the Gulf will be explored, while the forum will also examine the use of innovation and technology to confront challenges and create opportunities.ĭiscussions will also focus on financial management and the impact of consumption patterns on family stability, as well as the balance between parents’ work and their role at home. 14-15 under the title “Future Opportunities and Challenges for the Family in the Gulf.” The forum - the first to be held in the region - will take place on Sept. Specialists, researchers and prominent personalities from the region and worldwide will take part in the two-day forum, which has been organized by Saudi Arabia’s Family Affairs Council in cooperation with the Secretariat General of the Gulf Cooperation Council. RIYADH: The impact of digital technology on family cohesion in the Middle East, and the family’s role in confronting children’s addiction to electronic devices, will be among subjects tackled at a Gulf Family Forum to be held in Riyadh. The restrictions have dealt a punishing blow to the North African country’s vital tourism sector, already on its knees after two lost seasons because of the pandemic. The government has also banned all New Year’s Eve celebrations and reimposed a nighttime curfew.įestivals and cultural gatherings have been banned since the start of the month. Now the only passenger movements allowed are one-off repatriation flights for foreign citizens in the kingdom, authorized on a case-by-case basis by Rabat. Rabat imposed the measure to run initially from late November until December 31, although a mechanism had been in place for Moroccan citizens stranded abroad to come home.īut on Thursday Rabat stopped that mechanism, meaning the de facto closure of the country’s borders. The National Office of Airports (ONDA) announced that “the suspension of all passenger flights to and from Morocco will be extended until January 31, 2022.” Much remains to be learned about the new variant, but researchers are concerned that it may be more resistant to the protection provided by vaccines.RABAT: Morocco on Friday extended a halt on international passenger flights until the end of January as it tries to rein in surging cases of the omicron coronavirus variant. The flight suspension was among the most dramatic of many restrictions being imposed by nations around the world as they scramble to slow the omicron variant’s spread. The kingdom in North Africa has had among Africa’s highest rates of confirmed infections but also is at the forefront of the continent’s vaccination effort, with 66% of its population having received at least one dose. Morocco kept its borders closed for months in 2020 because of the pandemic, fearing that its health system wouldn’t be able to manage the surges of patients seen in nearby Europe. The ministry tweeted that the decision was taken to “preserve the achievements realized by Morocco in the fight against the pandemic, and to protect the health of citizens.” It noted the spread of omicron in Africa and Europe. RABAT, Morocco (AP) - Morocco is suspending all incoming air travel from around the world starting Monday for two weeks because of the rapid spread of the new omicron variant, the Foreign Ministry announced Sunday. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.
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